Game.



H. C. SHIPMAN.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1912.

1,053,322, Pat ented Feb. 18,1913.

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GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

Application filed January 27, 1912. Serial No. 673,771.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD CLIFFORD SHIPMAN, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Cobalt, in the Province .of Ontario, Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Games,of which the following is the specification.

This invention relates to improvements in games and the objects are toprovide an indoor game which will resemble a game of baseball and whichwill afiord a maximum amount of amusement and excitement.

Further objects are to cause the indoor game to resemble as closely aspossible the original outdoor game by reproducing the plays and hazardsof the outdoor game.

Further objects are to provide a game which may be played by one personor a number of persons and when so played will afford an equal amount ofamusement and pleasure, and it consists essentially of the improvedconstruction and arrangement of parts and devices hereinafter describedin detail in the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the mat on which the game isplayed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the counter used with the game. Fig. 3is a sectional detail through a portion of the mat. Fig. 4 is a plan ofa score card which may be used. Fig. 5 shows plans of two of the playingcards.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a mat or board on which the gameis played. In order to more accurately represent the field on which theoutdoor game is played it will be found convenient to have this mat ofgreen color. This mat is formed with depressions or marked spaces 10,11, 12 and 13 to represent the home plate, first base, second base andthird base respectively and along the two edges of the mat which meetatthe home plate a series of depressions or recesses 14 are formed adaptedto receive the small disks 14L which represent the players.

Two 'sets of ten disks each will be provided each representing aparticular player on the field being stamped to correspond with theplayer which they represent, thus, C for catcher, P for pitcher, SS forshort stop, 1 for first base, 2 for second base, 3 for third base, LFfor left field, RF for right field, CF for center field and S for spare.These counters are during the playing of the game left in position inthe recesses as indicated in Fig. 1.

A pack of cards B are provided preferably about ninety in number, eachcard having marked thereon a certain play which it is possible to makein the outdoor game. The cards will have marked thereon a play for the.home, first base, second base and third base. A counting device C mayalso be provided having an index pointer 15 co operating with a quadrant16 to indicate the number of balls, a pointer 17 cooperating with aquadrant 18 to indicate the number of men out, a pointer 19 cooperatingwith a quadrant 20 to indicate the number of innings, a pointer 21cooperating with a quadrant 22 to indicate the number of strikes.

A convenient form of score card for the game is illustrated in Fig. 4.

The rules and method of playing the game are as follows: The game is tobe played under the-rules of the National League of the United States ofAmerica. The green mat representing the field is spread on the table.The home team and visiting team are placed in their respective order,behind the home plate, as follows: catcher, pitcher, short-stop, 1stbase, 2nd base, 3rd base, left field, right field, center field andspare, and go to bat in this order or as maybe desired. One team takesthe field while the other goes to bat, the first man to bat placing hisdisks on the home plate. The person taking the field team then takes thecards and deals them in a pile, face upward, three at a time. Each cardthen coming on top is a pitched ball from the pitcher, and the batterandbase runners are moved accordingly. The number of strikes, balls, menout and number of innings are kept by the special indicator. If the teamat bat are not out when the cards are dealt through once go over themagain, but be sure the cards are shuffled before going over after oncebeing dealt, thus the plays will not re-occur the same.

The game consists of nine innings, or as pitcher and so on.

- Widely different embodiments of my invention, Within the scope of theclaim, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof,it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanyingspecification and drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

An improved game comprising a pack of cards each having a possiblebaseball play marked thereon said cards giving the play Which takesplace at the home plate, 1st base, 2nd base and 3rd base, an element torepresent a baseball field and a series of elements to representplayers.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses.

HAROLD CLIFFORD SHIPMAN.

Witnesses:

RUSSEL S. SMART, WM. A. WYMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. c."

